TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
創
ㄔㄨㄤˋ · chuàng
verb — to create, originate; noun — a wound
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{c,ch}IFTcāng → chuàng — the {c,ch} crossing, the final opening to -uang, the tone shifting too
A knife (刂) makes the first cut — to start something that was not there. 倉 cāng carries the sound, its c sharpened to ch. The same cutting edge gives the other reading: a wound, 創傷.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
刀（刂）落下，劃開從來沒人動過的地方——新的東西就這樣開了頭。
The knife (刂) comes down, cutting into ground no one has touched — and something new begins.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)開創、創造— to create, originate常用
→創辦、創業— to found, start up
⇒創傷、刀創— a wound, cut
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension